Jonathan Clark
@mallimack.bsky.social
Orkney. Poetry and philosophy.
No offence intended. Just joining in the conversation (I thought)
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No offence intended. Just joining in the conversation (I thought)
Thanking that other (less monetised) search engines might be less AI focused in the first place.
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thanking that other (less monetised) search engines might be less AI focused in the first place.
Or just don’t use Google.
October 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Or just don’t use Google.
Better than a Holiday Inn breakfast?
April 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Better than a Holiday Inn breakfast?
It wants your breakfast
April 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It wants your breakfast
Great article. But in this - “For now, the US is checking out of the global trade system it created. It can continue without it.” - what can continue? The US or the global trade system? I’m guessing you mean the latter?
April 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Great article. But in this - “For now, the US is checking out of the global trade system it created. It can continue without it.” - what can continue? The US or the global trade system? I’m guessing you mean the latter?
And the BBC headline is on the number that’s increased - which most people will take to mean that the number arriving has also increased
February 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And the BBC headline is on the number that’s increased - which most people will take to mean that the number arriving has also increased
Thinking like a Trump (4)
5. More likely, the conflict ends with some sort of Ukrainian surrender, which I can blame on European nations.
6. I still get the rare earths because of the deal with Russia.
7. Result!
5. More likely, the conflict ends with some sort of Ukrainian surrender, which I can blame on European nations.
6. I still get the rare earths because of the deal with Russia.
7. Result!
February 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thinking like a Trump (4)
5. More likely, the conflict ends with some sort of Ukrainian surrender, which I can blame on European nations.
6. I still get the rare earths because of the deal with Russia.
7. Result!
5. More likely, the conflict ends with some sort of Ukrainian surrender, which I can blame on European nations.
6. I still get the rare earths because of the deal with Russia.
7. Result!
Thinking like a Trump (3)
3. Withdrawal of all US involvement in Ukraine’s self-defence, including resources which no-one else possesses (e.g. Starlink), say it’s a European issue, over to Europeans.
4. If Ukraine somehow survives, I still get the rare earths without having to help defend Ukraine.
3. Withdrawal of all US involvement in Ukraine’s self-defence, including resources which no-one else possesses (e.g. Starlink), say it’s a European issue, over to Europeans.
4. If Ukraine somehow survives, I still get the rare earths without having to help defend Ukraine.
February 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thinking like a Trump (3)
3. Withdrawal of all US involvement in Ukraine’s self-defence, including resources which no-one else possesses (e.g. Starlink), say it’s a European issue, over to Europeans.
4. If Ukraine somehow survives, I still get the rare earths without having to help defend Ukraine.
3. Withdrawal of all US involvement in Ukraine’s self-defence, including resources which no-one else possesses (e.g. Starlink), say it’s a European issue, over to Europeans.
4. If Ukraine somehow survives, I still get the rare earths without having to help defend Ukraine.
Thinking like a Trump (2)
How to get there
1. Negotiate a deal with Ukraine re minerals, with as little as possible in return. Definitely no security guarantees.
2. Negotiate a separate deal with Russia for those same resources, should they be under Russian control, using as a bargaining chip -
How to get there
1. Negotiate a deal with Ukraine re minerals, with as little as possible in return. Definitely no security guarantees.
2. Negotiate a separate deal with Russia for those same resources, should they be under Russian control, using as a bargaining chip -
February 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thinking like a Trump (2)
How to get there
1. Negotiate a deal with Ukraine re minerals, with as little as possible in return. Definitely no security guarantees.
2. Negotiate a separate deal with Russia for those same resources, should they be under Russian control, using as a bargaining chip -
How to get there
1. Negotiate a deal with Ukraine re minerals, with as little as possible in return. Definitely no security guarantees.
2. Negotiate a separate deal with Russia for those same resources, should they be under Russian control, using as a bargaining chip -
It also seems impossible to discover where is or isn’t in range for the smart meter network, except by having one installed and seeing if it connects (ours doesn’t)
December 2, 2024 at 11:18 AM
It also seems impossible to discover where is or isn’t in range for the smart meter network, except by having one installed and seeing if it connects (ours doesn’t)
What percentage of Muslims? Jesus’ (=Isa’s) return is as much part of Islam as it is of Christianity
December 2, 2024 at 11:15 AM
What percentage of Muslims? Jesus’ (=Isa’s) return is as much part of Islam as it is of Christianity
It is - and reflected probably in voting figures for minority ethnic MPs, as recorded by @sundersays.bsky.social
55 against
(36 Lab, 3 whipless/elected Lab, 4 elected as Independents, 11 Cons, 1 LibDem)
31 for
(24 Lab, 3 Cons, 4 LibDems)
3 no vote
(Cons [Dep Speaker], 2 Lab)
55 against
(36 Lab, 3 whipless/elected Lab, 4 elected as Independents, 11 Cons, 1 LibDem)
31 for
(24 Lab, 3 Cons, 4 LibDems)
3 no vote
(Cons [Dep Speaker], 2 Lab)
December 1, 2024 at 8:50 AM
It is - and reflected probably in voting figures for minority ethnic MPs, as recorded by @sundersays.bsky.social
55 against
(36 Lab, 3 whipless/elected Lab, 4 elected as Independents, 11 Cons, 1 LibDem)
31 for
(24 Lab, 3 Cons, 4 LibDems)
3 no vote
(Cons [Dep Speaker], 2 Lab)
55 against
(36 Lab, 3 whipless/elected Lab, 4 elected as Independents, 11 Cons, 1 LibDem)
31 for
(24 Lab, 3 Cons, 4 LibDems)
3 no vote
(Cons [Dep Speaker], 2 Lab)
It’s extraordinary for me that it’s taken 100 years and the rise of Sinn Fein for two parties with almost identical policies to overcome their origins and work together
November 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM
It’s extraordinary for me that it’s taken 100 years and the rise of Sinn Fein for two parties with almost identical policies to overcome their origins and work together
Depends how you define ‘Britain’. If it really means ´England and Wales, oh yes, lowland Scotland too’, maybe. But not if you want to include Scotland’s Highlands and Islands
November 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Depends how you define ‘Britain’. If it really means ´England and Wales, oh yes, lowland Scotland too’, maybe. But not if you want to include Scotland’s Highlands and Islands